Framework for ML-based analytics and optimizations for radio access networks

A method for radio interface controller (RIC) management of virtualized network functions, comprising, at a central controller:

• receiving inputs of application requirements, hardware constraints, and a capacity of:
• one or more far-edge datacenters each including first computing resources configured to execute a radio access network (RAN) function and a real-time RIC;
• and
• one or more near-edge datacenters each including second computing resources configured to execute a core network function, a near-real-time RIC, and a non-real-time RIC;
• selecting, based on a policy applied to the inputs, a location for executing each of a plurality of applications including a first location at the one or more far-edge datacenters for a first application of the plurality of applications and a second location at the one or more far-edge datacenters or the one or more near-edge datacenters to form a pipeline from the first application to the second application;
• and
• deploying each of the plurality of applications to the real-time RIC, the near-real-time RIC, or the non-real-time RIC based on the selected location of each of the plurality of applications.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having stored thereon compute-executable instructions that when executed by one or more processors, individually or in combination, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive inputs of application requirements, hardware constraints, and a capacity of:
• one or more far-edge datacenters each including first computing resources configured to execute a radio access network (RAN) function and a real-time RIC;
• and
• one or more near-edge datacenters each including second computing resources configured to execute a core network function, a near-real-time RIC, and a non-real-time RIC;
• select, based on a policy applied to the inputs, a location for executing each of a plurality of applications including a first location at the one or more far-edge datacenters for a first application of the plurality of applications and a second location at the one or more far-edge datacenters or the one or more near-edge datacenters to form a pipeline from the first application to the second application;
• and
• deploy each of the plurality of applications to the real-time RIC, the near-real-time RIC, or the non-real-time RIC based on the selected location of each of the plurality of applications.